Winner: Fender guitar lovers: After decades of lucrative investments in classic guitars, those looking to go long on the future of Fender will soon be able to just buy some shares. The company filed to raise up to $200 million.

Loser: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Starbucks revealed late Thursday plans for a new single-serving espresso-drink maker. Though both Green Mountain and Starbucks swear they are not competing and that their friendly agreements will continue, investors sent shares of Green Mountain tumbling 15% Friday.

Losers: Foreign journalists that like Warren Buffett: Worried he might lose his voice following multiple days of talking, the Oracle will not hold a press conference after this year’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. Foreign journalists have been known in the past to use the event to ask Buffett about investing in their home countries, and getting autographs on their greenbacks.

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